The Mercer Chapter of Sigma Xi, a faculty research honor society, held its spring banquet at the University Center on March 17. Thirty-four new members were inducted at the ceremony, which included remarks from Mercer President William D. Underwood and a keynote address by Mercer Provost Dr. Wallace M. Daniel.
Left to Right: Mercer Provost Dr. Wallace Daniel, Sigma Xi Executive Director Dr. Jerry Backer, Mercer Chapter President Daniel Hagan and Mercer President William D. Underwood, gathered for a photo during the March 17 Sigma Xi spring banquet.
In addition to the induction of new members, Dr. Jerry Baker, executive director of Sigma Xi International, recognized the two past presidents of the chapter, Dr. Curtis Herink, professor of mathematics, and Dr. Hodge Jenkins, associate professor of engineering, and presented them with awards for their service.
Dr. Daniel Hagan, professor of anesthesiology and president of the chapter, congratulated the 34 new members who were inducted into the society. Membership is by nomination and is open to faculty and students who have shown noteworthy achievement as an original investigator in a field of pure science, applied science or engineering as evidenced by publications in refereed journals or patents. During the induction ceremony, the new members agreed to conduct their research work diligently and to encourage fellow scientists to do the same.
New members of the chapter include:
College of Liberal Arts
Dr. David P. Aiello, assistant professor of biology
Dr. Julie C. Beier, assistant professor of mathematics
Dr. Kevin M. Bucholtz, assistant professor of chemistry
Dr. Craig D. Byron, assistant professor of biology
Dr. Adam M. Kiefer, assistant professor of chemistry
Dr. Hope McIlwain, associate professor of mathematics
Dr. Allan F. Smith, associate professor of biology
College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Sahitya Katikaneni, graduate student of pharmacology
Haripriya Kalluri, graduate student of pharmacology
School of Medicine
Dr. William F. Bina III, dean
Dr. Susan D. Cline, assistant professor of biochemistry
Dr. Dayle A. Daines, assistant professor of microbiology
Dr. Jerry B. Daniel, assistant professor of community medicine
Dr. Wayne C. Glasgow, interim senior associate dean-Savannah and chair of basic biomedical science
Dr. Ashley Horner, assistant professor of pharmacology
Dr. Madhuri Kango-Singh, assistant professor of genetics
Jonathan A. Lawrence, second-year medical student
Dr. Steve Livingston, assistant professor of psychiatry
Dr. Blanca O. Lopez, assistant professor of internal medicine
Dr. Rick O. McCann, assistant professor of biochemistry
Dr. Barry Prior, assistant professor of physiology
Dr. Roy D. Russ, associate professor of pharmacology
Dr. Michael J. Russell, assistant professor of physiology
Dr. G. Bowden Templeton, assistant professor of psychiatry
Dr. James L. Thomas, associate professor of pharmacology
Dr. Anna N. Walker, professor of pathology
Dr. Qian Wang, assistant professor of anatomy
Krista S. Wieters, instructor of community medicine
Dr. Rudolfs R. Zalups, professor of histology
School of Engineering
Dr. George F. Hayhoe, professor of technical communication
Dr. Laura Lackey, associate professor of biomechanical engineering
Dr. Michael S. Leonard, interim dean and professor of engineering
David C. Tribble, graduate student of engineering
Wesleyan College
Dr. Wanda Schroeder, associate professor of biology
Sigma Xi was founded in 1886 to honor excellence in scientific investigation and encourage a sense of companionship and cooperation among researchers in all fields of science and engineering. Today, Sigma Xi is an international, multidisciplinary research society whose programs and activities promote the health of the scientific enterprise and honor scientific achievement. There are nearly 60,000 Sigma Xi members in more than 100 countries around the world. Sigma Xi has more than 500 chapters at colleges and universities, industrial research centers and government laboratories.
